360/504 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 360/504 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [360] and denominator [504].

GCF of 360 and 504 is 72

And then divide both the numerator [360] and denominator [504] by the GCF [72].

Another method to reduce the fraction 360/504 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [360] and denominator [504].

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [360] and denominator [504] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.